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Mitral stenosis

Mitral is a valvular heart disease characterized by the narrowing of the opening of the mitral valve of the heart. It is almost always caused by rheumatic valvular heart disease. Normally, the mitral valve is about 5 cm2 during diastole. Any decrease in area below 2 cm2 causes mitral stenosis. Early of mitral stenosis in pregnancy is very important as the heart cannot tolerate increased output demand as in the case of exercise and pregnancy. fibrillation is a common complication of resulting left atrial enlargement, which can lead to thromboembolic such as .

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Symptoms — what it feels like

·Dyspnea on exertion, orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
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·Chest pain
·Hemoptysis
·Ascites, edema and hepatomegaly
·Late stage

Causes — why it happens

·Rheumatic fever, rheumatic heart disease

How it's found

·Physical examination, chest X-ray, echocardiography, electrocardiography

Treatment

·Mitral valve replacement, mitral valvuloplasty

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